Ever since Dragon, Cussler is a recurring character in the Pitt series, usually showing up to put the heroes back on track with a minor Deus ex Machina.The first book written, Pacific Vortex, relies heavily on it, to the extent that in some points you almost think you are reading dream sequences and not realistic scenes.The startling number of blue and green eyed people in his works.Cussler's real life NUMA is a private organization with no official recognition. Also, the fictional NUMA is a US Government department. Cussler runs the real-life NUMA, and would kill for the kind of cash that Pitt gets. Author Appeal: Pitt's large collection of classic cars.Arm Cannon: Juan Cabrillo, the Corporation's leader, has a false leg in which he keeps-among other things-a rather high caliber pistol.Often Lampshaded by one of the main characters, as the Washington politicians frequently use one of NUMA's achievements to further their own ends.America Saves the Day: Well, as NUMA is based in Washington, D.C.Almost Out of Oxygen: used frequently, usually when the character is underwater and their line has been cut or their oxygen tanks are about to run dry.Airport Fantasy: Cussler books are a common sight in airport bookshops, and most of them are long enough to last an entire transoceanic flight.'.The Ace: Dirk Pitt swings in and out of this trope's territory, usually in.The Dirk Pitt Adventures novels contain examples of: See here for descriptions of the novel plots. Co-written with Paul Kemprecos for the first eight books, then Graham Brown for the rest.Ī series involving an advanced freighter and the mercenary group known as the Corporation, led by former CIA agent Juan Cabrillo, who first appeared in Flood Tide. Co-written with his son Dirk from the eighteenth book onwards.Ī Spin-Off featuring professional soldier Kurt Austin, his sidekick Joe Zavala, and the Special Projects Team. There have been two movie adaptations- Raise the Titanic! and Sahara. The series was created by Clive Cussler, although he has teamed up with other authors to write his books, notably Craig Dirgo and his son, Dirk Cussler (the character being named for the son, not vice versa). The Dirk Pitt Adventures is a large series of novels featuring oceanographer and Adventurer Archaeologist Dirk Pitt and his motley pals in the National Underwater and Marine Agency (which is described shortly but aptly as "the maritime counterpart of NASA").
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